Micromax A116 Canvas HD Sold Out in 15 Minutes

Right on time, Micromax launched its A116 Canvas HD phablet in India. We reported earlier that the smartphone would go on sale exclusively at the company's oneline store for Rs 13,990 ($260/€190) outright. We had no idea at that time why the phone would only be available at Micromax's online store, but according to AndroidOS the A116 Canvas HD was sold out 15 minutes after it went on sale. It's clear now that Micromax did not have enough units in stock to supply other retailers across the country, which is why it decided to sell the device through its own online store. We don't have any info on when exactly Micromax will be able to replenish A116 Canvas HD stock, but we're pretty sure the company will come forward with an official...

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Motorola RAZR i XT890 to be Launched in South Korea

Motorola is reportedly gearing up for the launch of its Intel-based RAZR i XT890 Android smartphone on the South Korean market, as it has already received the necessary approvals for the handset’s use in the country. Korea Communications Commission (KCC) approved the phone today, with support for W-CDMA 2100 MHz, NFC, Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n and Bluetooth 4.0, but it did not offer details on its arrival on shelves.  According to Ameblo, however, the smartphone should hit shelves in the country on the networks of KT and SK Telecom. Motorola RAZR i was unveiled with a 4.3-inch screen capable of delivering a 540 x 960 pixels resolution, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal memory, and an 8-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with...

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Samsung to Showcase High-End Tizen OS-based Smartphone at MWC 2013

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics is reportedly getting ready to show to the world its first Tizen OS-based smartphones, and the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona could prove a great opportunity for that. A recent report on Korea Times suggests that the company is preparing high-end handsets for the event, and that it will also showcase them there, though not to the public. Following the success it has seen with the Galaxy lineup, Samsung appears set to build its own mobile ecosystem, based on the aforementioned Linux mobile platform. However, although it is ready to show the new OS loaded on top hardware to several few, it seems that the company is planning on pushing the public unveiling of these smartphones...

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Nokia Hints at New 41MP PureView Announcement for MWC 2013

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has been long rumored to plan the launch of a new Lumia handset with high-end camera capabilities, and it seems that this year’s Mobile World Congress might shed more light on the matter. A YouTube video that has been already removed provided some info on the company’s 41MP PureView technology present in the Symbian-based 808 PureView handset, and also mentioned this year’s MWC, MyNokiaBlog notes. The video had been published by Nokia Russia, and it supposedly hinted at the announcement that all enthusiasts are looking for, namely a 41MP Windows Phone 8-based handset. Given that the video was shot entirely in Russia, chances are that Nokia wasn’t pointing at the upcoming unveiling, but the fact...

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Opera Sacrificed the Desktop Version (Presto) for Mobile Growth, a Calculated Risk or a Desperate Mistake

The decision to kill the current desktop browser and to switch to WebKit in the mobile space came as a shock to many Opera fans, but it was perhaps inevitable. The fact is, the battle is in the mobile arena now; the desktop market is still bigger and it still generates the most money, but it's also stagnant. Opera wouldn't have been able to make any meaningful gains in the desktop market in the next few years. Even with the most optimistic estimates, by the time Opera was enough to matter on the desktop, the desktop market itself would not matter much. The desktop doesn't matter anymore and Opera isn't doing great on smartphones Opera Mini is the most popular mobile browser at the moment, but it's popular on feature phones....

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Microsoft Surface Pro Tear Down, Gets Lowest Score for Reparability

Since the Surface Pro is the latest star in the gadget world, the guys over at iFixit decided to tear it down and see whether it’s easy or difficult to repair the device all by themselves. Oh well, while it’s generally believed that Apple’s products are insanely difficult to repair, it may seem like the Surface Pro has managed to break all records. iFixit has rated the device 1 for reparability, which means that, unless you’re some sort of MacGyver, it’s almost impossible to tear down the tablet and make it work once again. It seems like Microsoft has used no less than 90 screws, while removing the screen is quite a big challenge, regardless of your skills. And given the fact that cables are everywhere once you remove the screen,...

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NVIDIA GeForce Titan Day of Arrival is February 18, 2013

NVIDIA's GeForce Titan graphics card has been the talk of the virtual grapevine for weeks, and it will finally debut next week. According to Donanimhaber and Xtremesystems, the Santa Clara, California-based company will release the device on Monday, February 18, 2013. The GK11-based card will be available in very limited quantities, but that was to be expected from a board as strong as or stronger than the dual-GPU GTX 690. Given how the supposed launch date has been mentioned in several places on the net, independently from one another, we can be reasonably sure this isn't just people starting false rumors. Previous reports also pointed towards a February release. See the first blurry picture of the board below. GeForce...

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ASUS RT-N12HP Wireless-N300 Router

Yet another wireless networking device has been released, one that uses Wi-Fi and which ASUS has put together, even given the rater uninspiring name of RT-N12HP Wireless-N300 router. The newcomer is more of a 3-in-1 device than a router, since it can behave like an access point or range extender, depending on need. In fact, the two detachable 9DdBi antennas can extend the normal Wi-Fi range by up to 300%. Between that, the ability to handle four networks at once (primary and guest) and parental controls, it is enough to consider the RT-N12HP Wireless-N300 Router a very well rounded networking item. Of course, the primary network will always have bandwidth primacy, but at least ASUS made it so that no one got left in the dust....

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Alcatel One Touch Star Android Phone

Alcatel has just announced the upcoming availability of another budget-friendly Android smartphone, the One Touch Star. According to AndroidCommunity, the device will be showcased at Mobile World Congress 2013 later this month. No word on availability and pricing options yet. The good news is that Alcatel One Touch Star will ship with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system out of the box and will pack a 1GHz dual-core processor inside. Furthermore, the smartphone has been confirmed to come with a 4-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen display that supports 800 x 480 pixels resolution, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal memory and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB). The phone is powered by a 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery and...

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Samsung Galaxy S IV Won’t Feature S Pen Capabilities

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung won’t pack its upcoming Galaxy S IV smartphone with S Pen functionality, although previous reports on the matter suggested it might do so. According to a recent article on DDaily, the handset will lack the functionality, though it will keep the home button from previous models. However, some changes related to the available buttons will also be made, as the back one is expected to be featured to the left of the handset’s bottom, and not to the right as on Galaxy S III. Overall, the upcoming Galaxy S IV handset will sport the human-centered design as its last year predecessor, though only a minimal one. The news site also notes that the smartphone will sport a gesture-based non-contact...

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Opera to Release a Chromium Based Browser (Google Clone) in the Coming Months

Opera made quite the announcement a few moments ago – in a press release that doesn't betray the gravity of the situation, it revealed that the Opera desktop browser, not the most popular but loved by many, will cease to exist. Opera will make a gradual transition this year towards a desktop browser based on Chromium. Basically, the Opera desktop browser is dead. It's unlikely that any new major version will see the light of day; there will be a few more bug-fixing releases in the coming months, but developers are most likely already working on rebranding Chromium. Chromium is the open source version of Chrome. It is very similar to Chrome, though a few Google-specific features and the built-in Flash are missing. Since it's an open...

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Opera is Dead, Its Desktop Browser Replaced with Chromium and WebKit on Mobile

Opera has called it a day. After almost two decades in the browser business, Opera has officially quit. The developer announced that it is going to adopt the WebKit engine for all of its browsers on mobile platforms, something not particularly surprising, but also that it is stopping development of its desktop browser and will start supporting Chromium, the open source version of Chrome. Basically, this means that Opera will no longer be developing its own HTML layout engine, Presto, and that it will slap an Opera label on Chromium and call that its desktop browser. There aren't many details, but what is there is enough to know what comes next. Opera as we've known it is dead; the move may turn out to be a great one for the company,...

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